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Vulnerability · CVE-2026-19598

podsfoundation pods Incorrect Authorization

Published Aug 15, 2026 · catalog updated Aug 15, 2026 · Pods – Custom Content Types and Fields

Patch now

CVE-2026-19598 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog. Confirm Pods – Custom Content Types and Fields against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Severity
Unknown—
Known exploitation
CISA KEV and VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
3.52%
Remediation
Remediation guidance
Affected products
stated Pods – Custom Content Types and Fields · vendor sc0ttkclark Pods – Custom Content Types and Fields

The Pods – Custom Content Types and Fields plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation via Authorization Bypass in all versions up to, and including, 3.3.9. The vulnerability exists because the pods_admin AJAX router funnels every access check — including the method allowlist, nonce verification, login enforcement, and capability gate — through pods_error(), which under the JSON meta-box-loader compatibility path only writes failures to the PHP error log and returns false instead of terminating the request, rendering all guards ineffective. This makes it possible for unauthentic Initial-access exploit intelligence.

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  • stated Pods – Custom Content Types and Fields<= 3.3.9
  • vendor sc0ttkclark Pods – Custom Content Types and Fieldsversion unspecified

How to fix CVE-2026-19598

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

CVE-2026-19598 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog. Confirm Pods – Custom Content Types and Fields against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with Pods – Custom Content Types and Fields <= 3.3.9. Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 3.52%. The CISA KEV listing is the exploitation evidence. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Technology hubs

WordPress security

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Aug 15, 2026 · VulnCheck KEV

    Detected

    The Pods – Custom Content Types and Fields plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation via Authorization Bypass in all versions up to, and including, 3.3.9. The vulnerability exists because the pods_admin AJAX router funnels every access check — including the method allowlist, nonce verification, login enforcement, and capability gate — through pods_error(), which under the JSON met

  2. Aug 15, 2026 · CISA KEV

    Known exploited

    Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-19598

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-19598

    30-day exploitation probability 3.5%

    first.org
  • VulnCheck KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2026-19598

    The Pods – Custom Content Types and Fields plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation via Authorization Bypass in all versions up to, and including, 3.3.9. The vulnerability exists because the pods_admin AJAX router funnels every access check — including the metho

    vulncheck.com

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.